Device for lubricating rails.



No. 785,939. PATENTED MAR. 28, 1905.

R. FALLNIGHT. DEVICE FOR LUBRICATING RAILS.

APPLICATION FI LED AUG. 26, 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented March 28, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

DEVICE FOR LUBRICATING RAILS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 785,939, dated March28, 1905.

Application filed August 26, 1904;. Serial No. 222,314.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT FALLNIOHT, a subject of the Emperor ofGermany, residing at Hamburg-Eidelstedt, in the German Empire, haveinvented a new and useful Device for Lubricating Rails, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for lubricating rails ofrailroad-tracks.

The device essentially consists of a case containing a lubricant,whichcase is guided on the rail to be lubricated by two guiding-disksrotatably arranged on the case. One of the said disks when it turnscomes in contact with the lubricating-opening of the case, takes thelubricating substance with it, and greases the rail on the correspondingside. The device is pushed forward on the rail by a handle fastened tothe case. A heating device is arranged within the latter for the purposeof heating (especially during the cold season) the lubricatingsubstance.

The object of my invention is illustrated on the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1 shows a side elevation with some parts broken away.Fig. 2 is a ground view, and Fig. 3 a cross-section through the heatingdevice.

The lubricating device consists of a case a of the form shown in thedrawings, fastened to a handle 6. The lubricating substance comes outthrough an opening (Z and is taken with it by the disk 0, which isrotatably arranged on the one fiat side of the case a. To the other sidethereof is rotatably fastened a disk 71;. The device is guided on therail to be lubricated by the disks 0 and The disk 0 greases the side ofthe rail with which it is in contact. The disk 0 is held on its axisunder spiral-spring pressure in order to secure its lying close againstthe rail. Into the case there is inserted a pipe f, oval in section. Thepipe runs in a vertical direction, and it can be closed at its bottomend by a cover it. Into the upper end an angular fine is inserted. Areceptacle 9, containing saponified alcohol, can be inserted into thelower end of the pipe f. The side wall of this receptacle is corrugatedlengthwise, so that air can pass through.

The case a is provided on its upper side with a suitable opening forfilling.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In a lubricating device the combination of a case containing alubricant, two guidingdisks running one on each side of the rail to belubricated arranged on the fiat sides of the case, a handle fastened tosaid case for moving it forward, means for greasing the one side of therail and means for heating the contents of the case, as and for thepurpose specified.

2. In a lubricating device the combination of a fiat case to contain alubricant, two guiding-disks one on each side of the rail to belubricated arranged on the fiat sides of the case, an opening at onefiat side near the bottom of the case, a handle fastened to said caseand means for heating the contents of the latter, as andfor the purposespecified.

3. In a lubricating device the combination of a fiat case, an opening atone fiat side near the bottom of the case, a rotatably-arranged disk onthe one fiat side, a rotatable disk on the other side running close tothe lubricating opening thereof, a spiral spring on the axis of thisdisk keeping the disk in position, a handle fastened to the case, andmeans for heating the contents of the latter, as and for the purposespecified.

4. In lubricating devices the combination of a case of suitable form,guiding-disks arranged thereon, a lubricating opening near the bottom ofthe case and in contact with one of the guiding-disks, a spring-coilengaging this latter disk, a handle fastened to the case, a pipe passingthrough the latter and a receptacle filled with solid saponified alcoholinserted in the same.

ROBERT FALLNICHT.

Witnesses:

O'rro W. HELLMRIOH, F. OHRIs'r. HAFERMANN.

